Baking Soda (Kaiser Natron): I found out about baking soda being available in Germany quite late, as the name doesn’t even nearly suggest it’s English counterpart.You can find it at any grocery store (Edeka, Rewe, Aldi) in the aisle where all the other cake related products are sold. Baking Powder (Backpulver): Baking powder is available by the name Backpulver.You may use atta instead if whole wheat flour is not available to you. Whole wheat flour is easily available by the name Weizen-vollkornmehl or Weizenmehl-vollkorn at all grocery stores in Germany at the flour/sugar aisle. But if you cannot find organic, use the normal one. Whole Wheat Flour/ Atta (Weizenvollkornmehl): It’s best to buy it organic (bio) whole wheat flour. You will need 8 basic ingredients + 1 secret ingredient (listed at the end) in total to make this basic sponge cake: What ingredients to use and where to buy them? If you like your cake extra moist, you can drizzle a few teaspoons of orange juice with a spoon all over your sponge, before icing it. The sponge should be soft, spongy (as the name suggests) and light. You can decorate the cake in the most amazing way that you can, but if your sponge is not good, the cake is a fail. Isn’t that amazing? Whole wheat sponge cake with vanilla icingĪ good sponge is the essence of a good cake. What more, you can make this sponge cake in a microwave as well as in an oven. I will share a secret for making the cake fluffier and airy. Ever since, I make my basic sponge cakes using whole wheat flour and then cover them with whatever frosting the kids like. To my surprise, the cake came out amazingly well. Somewhere between the quest to switch to whole grain and my little one constantly asking for a cake, I decided to make my sponge cake using 100% whole wheat flour. Whole wheat sponge cakes, baked in the oven (top) and cooked in microwave (bottom) What more? This cake is made from 100% whole wheat flour and uses raw sugar. With clear instructions and useful tips, mastering the sponge will be a piece of cake. This post is for all of those who find making cakes intimidating, or are a beginner when it comes to baking.
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